Chungking, Feb. 17.
Tokyo, Feb, 17.
'The reason why the Government is aiming for a total of Y.13,500,000,000 in national savings for the fiscal year 1941-42, is that it is expecting the mark' of 'Y,13,000,000,000 will be reached at the end of the current fiscal year which terminates at the end of next month..and that a further increase of ¥.500,000.000 for one fiscal year is a reasonable amount to be expected in view of large amount of Government funds to be distributed among the people in general, This was the statement made today by Mr. Isao Kawada, Minister of Finance, in reply.to a question during 2 committee meeting of the Lower
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